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Pluvious

(5,162 posts)
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:11 PM 19 hrs ago

The Shallow State: Last night, our President "had a hypomanic episode borne of narcissistic rage" [View all]

Yesterday evening, Trump had a hypomanic episode borne of narcissistic rage. He made post after post after post. Short posts. Reposts. Hundreds of them. His gut was a simmering stew of agitation and desperation. His malignant pathologies rule him, projecting his malice outwardly.

What drives that malice, is fear. Fear of losing. Fear of being unable to influence the narrative. Fear of constraint. Fear of losing his self-concocted aura of grandiosity. Fear of exposure of a lifetime of secrets and lies. Paranoid rear. Parasitic fear. Fear of humiliation.

By any objective psychological or pathological standard, he's ill. But he has NEW fears now beyond pathology - losing his physical health, and his acuity. He hates himself for it; for showing limitations.

Neither you nor I can EVER feel the kind of desperation and rage Trump feels now. Because you and I are members of society and all its relationships and interactions, and we boast a full emotional spectrum. Not Trump. He is the entirety of his universe. He doesn't partake in events; he profits from transactions. He doesn't interact with others, he lords over others as if they were objects.

This is a man now terrified that all that he is, and all that he ever said he was - his entire lifetime of false constructs - is crumbling into the ash of a fake myth.

This is a rage-filled malignant narcissist -- in deep decline.

It's time to take actions to protect our Republic...

It feels like we're approaching a breaking point.

In the comments, people are pointing out this:


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He's going downhill, but he's likely to do a lot of damage on the way down. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #1
Looked up leqembi UpInArms 18 hrs ago #2
"all doses of the drug caused accelerated brain shrinkage" Alice Kramden 17 hrs ago #6
Yeah, there's just not any kind of real treatment for Alzheimers. slightlv 15 hrs ago #18
Sounds like it's not working n/t shanti 15 hrs ago #23
Our family snowybirdie 15 hrs ago #26
'... a hypomanic episode borne of narcissistic rage...' EYESORE 9001 18 hrs ago #3
The pedophile is posting Aviation Pro 17 hrs ago #4
But her freaking emails. n/t mtngirl47 17 hrs ago #5
Right! Cirsium 15 hrs ago #31
And Obama's freaking tan suit durablend 13 hrs ago #38
I forgot that Cirsium 11 hrs ago #41
And it is no wonder popsdenver 17 hrs ago #7
I'm going to be 70 in Februrary. slightlv 15 hrs ago #19
As the late, great Rick James once said.... Moostache 15 hrs ago #28
The Cracks In The Mirror gfarber 17 hrs ago #8
enjoyed that :) NJCher 17 hrs ago #9
I logged in to rec. this! Mme. Defarge 17 hrs ago #11
Picture his Atlantic City casino collapsing in dust... Justice matters. 16 hrs ago #13
That gave me good tingles. nt mr715 15 hrs ago #27
righteous! Skittles 15 hrs ago #30
In other words, a day like any other... regnaD kciN 17 hrs ago #10
I think his biggest fear right now might be death. llmart 17 hrs ago #12
The scary thing is... Pluvious 15 hrs ago #20
yup Skittles 15 hrs ago #33
She meant HYPERMANIC. ananda 16 hrs ago #14
Clinically it is stated this way when it is not a full blown episode requiring hospitalization Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #32
Well, it really was HYPER. ananda 14 hrs ago #35
Well, not really compared to severe manic episodes. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #36
From 2 acquaintances, and some reading I've heard of hypomsnic, manic.... electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #42
Yes people who are paranoid and psychotic are much more dangerous. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #43
Maybe his cocaine dealer Hernandez sent him some product to thank him for the pardon muriel_volestrangler 16 hrs ago #15
that was really good. barbtries 16 hrs ago #16
Looks like a BlueSky account canetoad 15 hrs ago #21
Our Shallow State is on BlueSky... Pluvious 15 hrs ago #22
And Adderall. Lots of Adderall. NT Happy Hoosier 16 hrs ago #17
Recommended. H2O Man 15 hrs ago #24
Batten down the hatches. yardwork 14 hrs ago #34
Maybe one of these bleeds will do the trick. milestogo 15 hrs ago #25
I hope he is 100% aware of EVERYTHING happening to him... Moostache 15 hrs ago #29
Krasnov is terrified of Death... ultralite001 13 hrs ago #37
Pretty sure they don't want him 'downstairs' durablend 13 hrs ago #39
"They" are not going to have any choice... ultralite001 12 hrs ago #40
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